Pharmacists in Texas will now be able refuse Rx based on religious beliefs

[CetiAlphaFive]

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While I disagree with the idea at its core, this is an exciting thing for pharmacists.

We won't be able to refuse "life saving" drugs, and I really, really doubt there will be a clear definition of "life saving", since Texas hates clarity in the law.

I can't imagine the anxiety the corporate pharmacy middle management is experiencing right now.

Once this law passes, if a pharmacist uses religion as the reason for refusal would pressure from a district manager be considered religious discrimination?
How long until a Christian Scientist graduates and lands a job with CVS, refusing to fill anything. LOL

I haven't read the text of the bill, but this is extremely interesting.

Bill Lets Pharmacists Refuse To Fill Prescriptions For Religious Reasons

 

[PharmDBro2017]

Interesting? Not in the least. This isn't new in southern states, although it is stupid imo. The pharmacist shouldn't have any say in patient autonomy. Don't go to pharmacy school if you are that concerned with what other people want to put into their body. It is their choice.


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[CetiAlphaFive]

Interesting? Not in the least. This isn't new in southern states, although it is stupid imo. The pharmacist shouldn't have any say in patient autonomy. Don't go to pharmacy school if you are that concerned with what other people want to put into their body. It is their choice.
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Here we have our first contestant on "I didn't read the article, but I'm gonna make a declaratory post anyway!"

If the pharmacy doing the refusal is the only pharmacy in town, there are provisions for the patient to compel them to fill it.

I'm trying to create a high res 7,984 x 4,376 pixel image of the part where I wrote "I disagree with the idea at its core" so you can notice it, but the forum won't let me post it.

Let me say it more simply:
More pharmacist rights/privileges = more better.

We're a profession getting continuously crapped on. If we can get a little better footing via a stupid law, why refuse it?

 

[PharmDBro2017]

I read your post, I didn't read the article. Drinking mimosas > reading old news.

Is this giving more pharmacists rights? Or just the ones that are religion nuts?

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[owlegrad]

Make Texas great again!

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[lord999]

I refuse to fill your script for antidepressants, because Scientology says that to properly treat thetan disease, you need to give me your money.

Wonder if Texas wants to go into what is a religion as that's quite possible. The scary one is:

I refuse to provision blood supplies as my religion prohibits my participation in the corruption of blood.

Which is technically one way to read the "anti blood oath" part in a certain book.

Between the two, I'd rather be a Scientologist.

 

[pharmdpharmd]

That's a minefield. when I was in pharmacy school in NY I was taught that a pharmacist can refuse a script based on moral belief or a conscientious objection, it's actually a law in most states, at least for physicians

I am all for it.. in addition in to the very rare birthcontrol/ plan B stuff, it also gives the pharmacist protection to refuse narcs from pain mills, drugs

Think about assisted suicides? embryonic organ research? Death penalty?

No easy answers, but I am all for professional autonomy and avoiding of nanny state

 

[confettiflyer]

Interesting issues, California passed its right to die statute last year and people are reporting difficulty in physicians even *referring* patients to other willing physicians.

I can't imagine that process and then trying to hunt down a pharmacy that'll dispense the lethal doses needed.

I personally take issue with knowingly handing over a drug intended to kill someone...but I suppose that can be any drug (like how birth control was used for dysmenorrhea back in the day but was obviously used for birth control).

I have no answer on this one.


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[CetiAlphaFive]

Make Texas great again!

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My beliefs in Xenu prevent me from replying to this post

 

[sosoo]

this comes from the state that accepts scripts from Mexico.

 

[RxPreceptor]

Well it's obvious, this proposed wall now has to be either on fire or made of paper shredders to make Texas "great again"

 

[BenJammin]

As far as I know, nothing in Texas law prevented us from doing this in the first place. This amendment to the sunset bill just makes it official. One thing though

Gay Dodson, executive director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, said no such standoff has ever occurred in Texas nor is one likely. Only one Texas pharmacist has been reported to the board for refusing to fill a birth control prescription in the past 20 years, she said, and he did not face any disciplinary action.

“Pharmacists have a right to their beliefs," she said. "So, you know, I wasn’t telling him he had to sell it, but I did tell him he needed to tell the patient where the nearest place was that they could get the prescription filled."

That's not in any state board regulation in Texas. What would she have done if the pharmacist refused to guide the patient to a pharmacy that would sell it? This is the same official who denies chain pharmacies using metrics to judge pharmacists on how many prescriptions they fill.

 

[SELDANE]

I'm all for professional autonomy for pharmacists....Except in a state like Texas. This is a state that considers the Bible to be a science text book. There's a lot of nuts out there and Texas seems to be where they like to gather.

 

[confettiflyer]

I'm all for professional autonomy for pharmacists....Except in a state like Texas. This is a state that considers the Bible to be a science text book. There's a lot of nuts out there and Texas seems to be where they like to gather.

Don't worry, California is working on it. We're making it so expensive to live here, our economic refugees are immigrating to Texas to turn it blue. Might take a little while, though.

 

[BenJammin]

Don't worry, California is working on it. We're making it so expensive to live here, our economic refugees are immigrating to Texas to turn it blue. Might take a little while, though.

Ugh I hope not. The last thing my state needs is leadership that turned California into a dump.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

Don't worry, California is working on it. We're making it so expensive to live here, our economic refugees are immigrating to Texas to turn it blue. Might take a little while, though.

So, basically, you're trying to turn Texas into California?
California, the most racially and economically segregated state in the nation?

Why?

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Ok. So the non-crazy pharmacists will get more business. Not really a big deal. Anything that improves pharmacists autonomy is a good thing, IMO.

 

[BidingMyTime]

Between the two, I'd rather be a Scientologist.

Short-sighted thinking. Between the 2, I'd rather be the other one. Why? Because when you leave one, you will be "shunned", ie left alone to live your life in peace. With the other, you will be harrassed, stalked, and given no peace until you return to the fold.

 

[zelman]